Asphalt Parking Lot

[Gary S]

And I am hoping you dont't think I am a nitpicker...

Not at all! The first good thing is that you gave me an alternate method of doing the stripes. I appreciate that. To tell you the truth, now that you let me in on the secret, I am thinking "I should have thought of that!"

Second, I don't mind a discerning eye looking over my shoulder. After all, one of the goals of the layout is to have others come see it and run trains, so other people's perceptions are a good thing. I can't promise that I will always take the given advice, but I just might.

As an example, when I was building the layout room, plenty of people chimed in with advice in the "WooHoo, time to build" thread, and I am glad they did because they helped me save some time and make things better.

Now, from the layout room....

A bing view of the area:

   

And the model:

   

   

The real thing: